CN104937580B - Communication and speech-enhancement system - Google Patents
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Abstract
Characterized by first transducer, the first transducer is designed to temporarily be adhered to the people of such as inpatient etc so that the audible vibration of the voice of people is converted into electric signal for communication and speech-enhancement system.The transducer provides this electric signal to the one or more electronic modules for changing and strengthening the signal.Enhanced signal can be then exaggerated and be converted back to audible sound by means of second transducer.The user of the system passes through these electronic modules of user interface control.In embodiment, one or both of user interface and second transducer are characterized by standing the smooth surface for being cleaned and being sterilized with liquid agent.
Description
The cross reference of related application
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The explanation of research is subsidized on the United States Federal
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Technical field
The present invention relates to the field of the clinical communication with patient.More specifically, the present invention, characterized by a kind of system, this is
System allow wear respiratory auxiliary system people carry out speech communication, the system with easily clean and sterilization user interface and/or
Audio output transducer is characterized.
Background technology
It is singly in medical field, there is many different positive pressure respirators.Central most commonly C-PAP, Bi-PAP
And A-PAP.C-PAP represents " continuous positive airway ".This lung ventilator provides constant positive air pressure to keep to patient
The airway open of patient and prevent the obstruction caused by of flaccid muscles.Bi-PAP or " bilevel positive airway pressure " transmit two
Individual pressure rank rather than one, and the pressure rank is synchronized to auxiliary suction and exhalation process.A-PAP is automatically to use
A kind of C-PAP devices of the pressure of titration measurement (titrate) patient.
The respirator for needing to wear mask (mask) or whole face (full-face) species in the presence of wherein people is with can be fully
And many situations suitably breathed.The almost common problem of such respirator is that it causes normal speech communication
Difficulty, because the mask part of respirator often makes sound reduction.In addition, many such respirators they for example by
It is " active " for pump comes in the sense that the suction and exhalation of auxiliary air or oxygen.The air being pumped up can send and " exhale
Neigh (whooshing) " sound, the voice competition of the sound and patient, therefore add the difficulty of audience.
A potential solution to this problem is to introduce to change with the electronic of such as microphone and loudspeaker etc
The electronic device of energy device.In the presence of the existing system for being communicated with wearing the people of respirator and mask.Two examples include disappearing
Anti- and diving communication equipment, the fire-fighting and diving communication equipment allow personnel and the remote personnel an casual acquaintance for wearing this equipment
Stream.These systems are usually directed to be communicated by the Radio Link to remote equipment or umbilical cable with remote personnel.Therefore, these
System is not commonly to listen to preparation, but for wanting to hear that each people of exchange is required for receiver.Further, so
System need cable connect or some form of wireless radio transmission.
Another related system is that physicist Stephen Hawking are used for carrying out verbal exposition with other people
(verbalize) still this system does not handle his actual speech to system, but is closed based on the non-voice input from him
Into voice.Thus, it is somebody's turn to do " voice " to sound unnatural, and the tonequality and emotion of speaker can not be passed on.
However, appear in during health care is set another problem is that sterilization.Clinical and medical application needs using it
Between cleaning equipment.Traditional control input on Medical Devices uses knob, button and switch, and the knob, button and switch are solid
Pollutant can be captured and be not easy cleaned small opening, overhanging, ridge and other surfaces by possessing with having.Typical practice needs
Want equipment to have sterile, disposable lid (covering) by fenced during use, or torn open by technical specialist
Unload and clean by hand.The shortcomings that sterility cover is that it must possess certain type of opening to accommodate electrical lead while maintain sterile bar
Part.In addition, cover material suppresses indicator naturally and the accurate of display checks, and the texture and light of transparent covering material
Slipping property reduces the accurate manipulation of control handle and switch.By technical professional, cleaning and dismounting significantly increase by hand
The running cost of equipment, and attendant is exposed to potential infectious disease.
Traditional audio output apparatus is by the electromechanical transducer (loudspeaker) in fenced (enclosure) for possessing opening
Composition, by the opening, sound can be propagated.These openings can be coated with the rigid material, screen, permeable cloth/spinning of perforation
The film/layer tabletting of fabric or sufficiently thin cross section is with the sympathetic response that allows to coordinate with transducer so as to allowing sound to leave the envelope
Enclose.
Perforation, screen or fabric cover in the case of, pollutant be allowed to enter perforation or fabric, do not allow so as to create
Easily cleaned antihygienic condition.In the case of thin membrane cover；Although film surface maintains favourable non-porous property, but should
Arrangement is subjected to due to the air gap between speaker diaphragm and the film and from the film for serving as semi-rigid passive radiator
Audio output decay, signal degradation and the distortion of the engineering properties of itself.
This new equipment solves two problems relevant with control input and audio output.
The content of the invention
The present invention is characterized for wearing the communication system of the people of breathing equipment.The system is provided for wearing breathing
The means that the normal speech that would be impossible to realize otherwise during device is linked up.In medical setting, communication can occur with
There is provided and the ability of doctor, staff and visitor's verbal communication in patient's identical room and for patient.
According to the present invention, telecommunications that transducer is adhered to patient so that audible vibration to be converted into having audio range frequency
Number.Transducer provides this electric signal to the electronic module for changing and strengthening the signal.Enhanced signal is then act through
It is exaggerated and is converted back to audible voice sound in another transducer.
Various electronic modules are controlled by the user of system or equipment by means of user interface.In order to coordinate user defeated
Enter, the equipment possesses at least one outer surface of user interface, and at least one outer surface is advantageous to the biography of small electric field
Defeated dielectric constant, the small electric field are suitable to be used together with the capacitive touch sensor circuit on the back side.These circuits are permitted
Family allowable is simply by finger is placed on sensor region to provide input.Outer surface is by flaky material (such as glass, nitrile
Synthetic fibre, carbon fiber, glass fibre, plastics, composite laminate) or other appropriateness are firm, smooth material is formed.It is this smooth and do not have
The surface for having button, switch, opening, overhanging, ridge or seam allows the cleaning fluid with standard and easily sterilized by layman.
The audio output portion of system or equipment, which is similarly configured to consider, to be readily cleaned and sterilizes.Especially, and
It is not the diaphragm (diaphragm) that loudspeaker (loudspeaker) is used as to second transducer, audio output is by the surface of solids
Driver (such as by means of for example as disclosed in United States Patent (USP) No.7,386,137 it is known in the art those) carry
Supply.
In one embodiment, surface of solids driver is adhered to the inner surface of surfacing, thereby using the surface
Material is as transducer diaphragm.By the way that user input equipment is placed in that in audio output apparatus identical surface region, can subtract
Small total equipment size.
Additional user feedback can be provided by haptics (haptics), and the haptics uses is produced by surfacing
The haptic motor of raw touch feedback receives (acknowledge) and confirms that user inputs to inform.
Therefore, in one of embodiment, this new equipment is by combining capacitive character input detection and surface of solids transducer
Novel application solve two problems relevant with control input and audio output.
The supplementary features of such as wireless signaling and noise elimination etc will equally be described.
Brief description
The Fig. 1 is that the sound for showing such as voice etc is converted into audio signal and swapped out the sound from audio signal transfer
Sound and when the signal is processed the path of signal schematic block diagram.
For realizing the mode of the present invention
The communication system of people of the present invention on wearing breathing equipment, the breathing equipment can hinder speech in other cases
Link up.One aspect of the present invention is on the medical patient that they breathe with help of respirator as wearing.The present invention's
In this respect, one embodiment of the present of invention can be can be with existing respirator apparatus (such as C-PAP, A-PAP and Bi-PAP)
The autonomous system being used together.Another embodiment of the system, which has, to be integrated into or is building up in respirator apparatus (" machine ")
Communication system.
Characterized by the first transducer of such as microphone etc, this first is changed for the communication of the present invention and speech-enhancement system
The electric signal output of energy device is to be connected to signal processor by wired or wireless mode to improve intelligibility.This connection can
It is referred to as " interface ".The operation power of system is substantially electricity and by this ground wire voltage or battery or can have battery back up
Line voltage supply.
The system specifically changes signal should for clinic to produce the intelligible voice under enough hearing levels
With.The output of signal transacting is " line level " electric signal under audio frequency.This electric signal is then used as second transducer (sound
Frequency output transducer) amplifier audio input.
First transducer is arranged to be removably attached to the throat at or near larynx (" larynx (voice box) ")
On human body adornment.In one embodiment, means for attachment is band, and the band can be flexible and can be with all
Fastener known in the art such as " Velcro (VELCRO) " hook and ring affixment system etc is characterized.Sometimes referred to as
In the alternate embodiment of " self-adhesion attachment method ", first transducer can integrate simultaneously with combining sterile the sample cloth or bandage of autoadhesion
And the mode that can be similar to EKG sensors is applied directly to patient.In the second alternate embodiment, first transducer can quilt
In the breathing mask part of breathing machine.The first transducer can airtightly be sealed to allow to be cleaned with liquid disinfectant
And sterilize.In in these embodiments each, first transducer (for example, microphone) can be cylinder shape, and
And may be mounted to that in annular outer cover, the annular outer cover is then attached to band, sample cloth/bandage or respirator.Shell can be from
Circumference extends to one or more of inner space limited by ring protrusion and is characterized, and the protrusion is used for preventing cylindrical shape
First transducer extend to it is too remote in shell.In this way, first transducer can be maintained at away from the desired distance of larynx.
From interface, electric signal is marched to herein by the Audio Processing Unit for " voice is fenced ".The total system of the present invention
System can alternatively include main amplifier and second transducer, and the two equipment can also be accommodated in voice it is fenced in.
On bottom line, audio treatment unit is characterized by high-pass filter with removal below specific threshold frequency
Bass frequencies.Functionally, this action eliminate or at least significantly reduce with and first transducer collision and physical contact
Associated low-down frequency.
Audio treatment unit alternatively can be characterized by other parts for the additional particular procedure of voice.These are other
Part includes volume and tone control, dynamic processor, equalizing circuit, feedback suppressor and processing sequence control.
Volume and tone control are functionally similar in common audio equipment (all Source Musics, TV or portable audio
Frequency equipment (such as portable tape, CD or MP3 player) or " sound equipment (boombox) ") on find those.
The dynamic range of dynamic processor control voice, i.e. from peace and quiet to loud scope, i.e. strength range.Here,
This often means that compressing very big sound or to very big sound " restricted clearance ".Alternatively, dynamic processor may be used also
Very soft or quiet sound is amplified in expansion.
Equalizing circuit is similar to the equalizing circuit found in good quality stereophonic sound system.Here, instead of with for
A pair of control of " bass " and " high pitch ", audible spectrum are divided into segmentation or " passage " of several (such as half-dozens) or more, this
Each in a little segmentations or " passage " can be controlled independently of other passages at (enhancing the or suppression) aspect of volume.
Feedback suppressor be designed to accurately to do this-suppress audible feedback.Feedback generally manifests themselves as high pitch
Tune is screamed or roared, and the output from loudspeaker reenters the microphone of the output with excessive amount therefrom out.When
When microphone is too near to loudspeaker or intended more towards loudspeaker, feedback is most likely to occur.Feedback suppressor is by providing base
Delay, trap type filter in the time or both carry out work.
Processing sequence control to system user provide which of selectable unit (SU) of Audio Processing Unit is activated with
And the control being sequentially activated with what.The order of processing audio signal influences the signal.Therefore, user can use different letters
Number path tested to obtain the optimum for example in terms of the intelligibility of speech.
The present invention is will now further be described with reference to the drawings, Fig. 1 shows one embodiment of the present of invention.Referring to Fig. 1, sound
Frequency processing unit, main amplifier and audio output transducer are accommodated in single " voice is fenced ", such as signified by big box 101
Show.It is outside first transducer 103, such as audio microphone for indicate its physical separation positioned at the box.First transducer
Electric signal is produced, the electric signal is connected to voice fenced 101 by interface unit 105 with wired or wireless mode.
Once positioned at fenced 101 the inside of voice, then signal is amplified to example by means of high-gain preamplifier 107 first
Such as " line level ".Then, signal passes through high-pass filter 109.Therefrom, signal can by one or more of the other processor,
Such as dynamic processor 111, equalizing circuit 113 and/or feedback suppressor 115.Such as by processing sequence control 121, user interface
The signal path processor 117 and signal return path processor 119 that equipment is activated determine that signal passes through these other letters
Which of number processor, and sequentially passed through with what.This voice is fenced also characterized by volume/tone control 123.Complete
Into after signal transacting, signal is by keynote audio amplifier 125 and enters second transducer, and the second transducer can be amplified
Device 127.Here, audio signal is converted into the pressure pulse of air, and the pressure pulse of the air is by the ear and brain of human body
Listen for sound.
In the 3rd alternate embodiment of the present invention, the treatment element provided can be replicated, as long as the duplicate is not put
It is set to close to original treatment element.For example, it may be desired to audio treatment unit includes two equalizers, and dynamic processor
Element is placed between them.
The present invention the 4th alternate embodiment in, Audio Signal Processing it can be desirable to mode use negative-feedback.Specifically
Ground, people can with a part (i.e. so that its polarity is negative) for the anti-phase output signal from audio treatment unit, from signal
Filter out the frequency of selection or dynamic (dynamics) and be back inserted into it in input phase of audio treatment unit.Due to
The balance (balance) of reverse polarity, primary signal and inversion signal is cancelled out each other, and leaves the frequency of the selection from primary signal
Rate or dynamic pass through.
Wireless aspect
It is fenced to interface/voice instead of being route (route) in the second main aspect of the present invention, first transducer
Output can be alternatively wirelessly transmitted to receiving device, such as personal digital assistant (PDA) or cell phone.Specifically, wheat
Gram wind shell can include battery powered transmitting set.This transmitter is electrically connected to first transducer (patient's microphone)
And it is used to wirelessly guide electric signal from first transducer to PDA, cell phone or with compatible radio reception
The miscellaneous equipment of device (receiving device).Received signal can be by the software application run on the receiving device come receiving area
Reason, the processing are similar to the processing provided by " signal processor " in " voice is fenced ".This embodiment allows receiving device
Signal and promotion wearer's progress phone amplified and through processing are exported in the output loudspeaker carried from it with equipment
Calling and the signal and the integrated energy of other application software (such as recorder, speech recognition software or environmental control system)
Power.The modification of this embodiment includes being connected to first transducer/multiple component units or PDA ear by wired or wireless mode
Hold (earpiece) loudspeaker.This earpiece loudspeaker is attached to the ear of patient and sent from PDA or cell phone electricity and receives
Audio signal, for example, the sound of second party in phone or from software application, film or the audio of game.
At least a little related with the 4th alternate embodiment and can be together with the first or second main aspect of the present invention
In the 5th alternate embodiment of the invention used, Audio Signal Processing it can be desirable to mode use noise cancellation technique.Tool
Body, additional input transducer, microphone can be used to increase signal to noise ratio and reduce acoustic feedback.These additional inputs are changed
Energy device catches the ambient sound in the regional area of patient.These transducers can be integrated into " speech packet " it is fenced in, change with first
Energy device (patient's microphone) component is integrated or is individually placed in local environment.Electrical output signal from additional transducers leads to
Wired or wireless mode is crossed to be connected to " signal processor ".These signals, which can receive to be similar to, is supplied to the letter from transducer
Number processing independent processing and can whole or in part, anti-phase or noninvertingly be applied to the telecommunications from first transducer
Number to improve signal to noise ratio by removing any ambient sound or acoustic feedback.
One problem of so-called throat transducer is that the medium-high frequency of voice and high frequency often lack.Therefore, in the present invention
Another embodiment in, signal processing unit can be with " dental (sibilance) booster/synthesizer " and/or auditory stimulus
Device is characterized so that the high frequency " fizz (hiss) " and medium-high frequency of voice respectively are added into audio signal.
The interface provides means (means), by the means, the user of existing equipment can adjust audio output so that
Voice from patient is intelligible.The interface of another embodiment of the present invention offer easy cleaning and sterilization (or " user circle
Face ") at least one outer surface.More specifically, fenced this outer surface of voice can be by flaky material (such as glass, acrylic fibers, carbon
Fiber, glass fibre, plastics, composite laminate) or other suitably firm, lubricious material compositions.To be smooth and do not have
This surface for having button, switch, opening, overhanging, ridge or seam allows with the cleaning fluid of standard and by layman easily
Sterilization.
In order to coordinate user to input, surfacing possesses the dielectric constant for the transmission for being advantageous to small electric field, the small electricity
Field is suitable to be used together with the capacitive touch sensor circuit on the back side.These circuits allow user only by the way that finger is placed in
Input is provided on sensor region.Surfacing maintains the thickness and bullet to match with the purposes in commerce services applicatory
Property.This material can be printed with indicating position and the figure and icon of function of capacitive character input control.When using clean surface
During material, figure can be printed on the back side, and can be provided interior lighting and be shown letter with prominent input control area or to user
Breath and state.Display device includes LED, incandescent lamp, LCD, LED, TFT, oLED display and other user interface graphical equipment.
Illuminate the reception that can change state (ON/OFF), intensity or color to be inputted by providing visual feedback come instruction user.Capacitive character
Sensor circuit is adhered to the inside of surfacing and the control circuit of equipment is connected to by electrical connection.
In addition, and in another embodiment of the invention, the equipment provides equally can be by without difficulty and easily clear
The audio output transducer (" second transducer ") washed and sterilized.Specifically, this audio output is by means of such as such as existing
Disclosed in United States Patent (USP) No.7,386,137 it is known in the art those etc surface of solids driver and provide.
The surface of solids of surface of solids driver can be the surfaces different from the surface of user interface, but in an implementation
In example, it is identical surface, i.e. user interface functionally doubles as audio output surface.
In this embodiment, second transducer is adhered to the inner surface of surfacing and thereby uses the surfacing conduct
Transducer diaphragm.The shortage of the air gap between driver motor and surfacing is eliminated by raising one's voice behind film
Compression artefacts, decay and the other signals that device is subjected to are degenerated.Other advantages of solid surface material driver be related to efficiency and
Export amplitude.The equipment allows whole surface material to serve as audio radiation surfaces, thereby compares the biography using much smaller surface area
The loudspeaker of system, there is provided much bigger surface area generates for sound wave.The transducer is driven by any standard audio amplifiers
Move, and seem traditional loudspeaker in circuit design from the perspective of electricity.The transducer is connected to flexible electrical lead
Amplifier circuit, the flexible electrical lead allow transducer free movement in desired operational frequency range and amplitude.
Surfacing is attached to the fortune that equipment is fenced, and this method allows and generated by surface of solids driver in a method
The a range of linear movement in dynamic direction identical (congruent).Optimizing surface material is to fenced attachment method with fair
Perhaps surfacing is with using desired frequency resonance.Surfacing is isolated by appropriate hardometer pad with fenced, the hardness
Meter pad serves as sound and supports and provide the linear movement of the vibration of surfacing while maintain to enter for liquid and pollutant
Sealing integrity.For example, being exported for human speech, about 2000Hz resonant frequency is probably desired, and in resistance of barking
Only, it is necessary to much higher resonant frequency in equipment.Adjusted by the change of gasket shape and contact surface area and material selection
Humorous resonant frequency.Low pass filter and high-pass filter in driver drive circuit can be used to driver frequency limit
To the operational design parameter and application requirement of surfacing.
By the way that user input equipment is placed in that in audio output apparatus identical surface region, can reduce total equipment chi
It is very little.Because two kinds of functions are present in identical region, thus size and cost savings can be realized without the compromise of performance.
In another aspect of this invention, further user feedback can be provided by haptics, and the haptics, which uses, passes through table
Plane materiel material produce touch feedback haptic motor come inform receive and confirms user input.Haptic motor is adhered to surfacing
Inner surface and by electrical lead be connected to control and drive circuit.The frequency of haptic signal is selected to be located at solid
The operating frequency of surface actuator is outer to allow user to be distinguished between audio output and touch feedback.
Using capacitive touch sensor, illumination and display device and it can be touched on single surface or on multiple surfaces
Feel motor.
Industrial applicibility
Central feature of the invention and attribute are：
Extraordinary sensitivity, for allowing even very weak patient to be exchanged
The smooth surface of user interface and/or audio output transducer allows to be cleaned with liquid disinfectant
Signal dynamics are modulated, for mitigating big sound, such as cough and transducer collision
As the elimination of the sound caused by the air flow from breathing apparatus
Signal enhancing is to provide intelligibility
Signal Regulation is to prevent audible feedback
Various controls, for Regulate signal processing with for each patient optimization Signal Regulation
Via the further user touch feedback of haptics
The system that the treatment of breathing apparatus, mask or lung is not interfered with or influenceed
Signal Regulation electrical architecture, for allow by the change of the signal path of various signal conditioning portions with will adjust
The flexibility of harmonious optimization is provided to each patient
Satellite interface, it is integrated with existing patient monitoring for providing.
Auxiliary telephone interface provides Jing Yin control to provide privacy communication
Headphone is aided in, for listening attentively to patient
This speech-enhancement system for just using machine (such as C-PAP, A-PAP and Bi-PAP) come help they breathe
People will have instant purposes.This speech-enhancement system will equally have practicality and therefore (such as exist in other situations
Breathing mask must wherein be worn for resisting in the working environment of the protection of airborne contaminant) will be interesting.
Due to the ability that it runs on battery power, this communication and speech-enhancement system are not tethered to AC " room electricity
Stream ", but it is highly portable.Therefore, the system may be provided to ambulance, fire, police and other emergent first responders, extremely
Automobile, to bicycle, to wheelchair and electrically propelled chair, and to public transportation system, such as aircraft, train, including subway system, public affairs
Automobile and tenementary motor vehicles (such as taxi) altogether.
Those skilled in the art will appreciate that without departing substantially from as of the invention defined in appended claims
In the case of scope or spirit, various modifications can be made to the present invention described herein.
Claims (32)
1. the system that a kind of speech communication of the wearer for the breathing equipment for being used for the voice quality to reducing patient is strengthened,
The system includes：
First transducer, at or near the throat for the wearer for being arranged to be attached in the breathing equipment, the transducing
Sound caused by the wearer is converted to electric signal by device；
Multiple processing components, it is configured to handle the electric signal to form the electric signal through processing, the electric signal can be reproduced
Patient's voice, wherein the multiple processing component comprises at least：
First processing component, it is configured to filter out the frequency below the threshold frequency of selection；
Second processing part；And
User interface, the user interface include at least one control and are used to indicate the multiple processing component processing institute to receive
The input of the order of electric signal is stated, the sound quality with the patient's voice for reappear from the electric signal through processing is can
Adjusted by user via the user interface, so as to improve the intelligibility of patient's voice.
2. the system as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that further comprise satellite interface, for by described through processing
Electric signal controllably route to it is at least one in portable music player, mobile phone, smart phone and personal computer,
The personal computer is selected from the group being made up of desktop computer, laptop computer and tablet personal computer.
3. the system as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that further comprise：At least one amplifier, it is described for amplifying
Electric signal through processing, the amplification are enough to drive second transducer audible so that the electric signal through processing to be converted back to
Sound.
4. system as claimed in claim 3, it is characterised in that further comprise：Satellite interface, for by it is amplified through place
The electric signal of reason controllably routes at least one in loudspeaker, a pair of headphones and earphone.
5. system as claimed in claim 3, it is characterised in that further comprise：Second transducer, for will be through the amplification
Electric signal be converted back to audible sound.
6. system as claimed in claim 5, it is characterised in that the multiple processing component and the amplifier and described
Two transducers be accommodated in it is single it is fenced in.
7. system as claimed in claim 5, it is characterised in that in wherein described user interface and the second transducer extremely
Few one smooth surface for including standing to be cleaned and sterilized with liquid disinfectant.
8. system as claimed in claim 7, it is characterised in that the user interface and the second transducer share identical
Smooth surface.
9. system as claimed in claim 7, it is characterised in that the smooth surface does not have button, switch, opening, overhanging, ridge
And seam.
10. system as claimed in claim 5, it is characterised in that the second transducer includes loudspeaker.
11. system as claimed in claim 5, it is characterised in that the second transducer includes surface of solids driver.
12. system as claimed in claim 7, it is characterised in that the user interface includes being arranged on and the smooth surface
At least one capacitive touch sensor circuit on relative surface.
13. system as claimed in claim 12, it is characterised in that further comprise being shown on the smooth surface with instruction
It is at least one in the position of capacitive character input control and the figure and icon of function.
14. the system as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that the first transducer is arranged to by means of being arranged to
It is attached in around dismountable band of the neck of the wearer of the breathing equipment at or near larynx.
15. the system as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that the multiple processing component includes dynamic processor.
16. the system as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that the multiple processing component includes at least one equalizing circuit,
Frequency band for selection of amplifying or decay.
17. the system as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that the multiple processing component includes feedback inhibition element.
18. the system as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that further comprise the signal transacting via negative feedback loop.
19. the system as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that airtightly seal the first transducer to allow to use liquid
Disinfectant is cleaned and sterilized.
20. system as claimed in claim 5, it is characterised in that further comprise the ring for the audible sound of decaying
The device of border noise component(s).
21. system as claimed in claim 20, it is characterised in that described device includes being arranged to pick up the ambient noise
The microphone of component.
22. the system as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that the system be integrated into selected from by C-PAP, A-PAP and
In one breathing apparatus of the group of Bi-PAP compositions.
23. the system as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that the first transducer is installed to the breathing equipment
Breathing mask part.
24. the system as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that further comprise：
Transmitter, it is arranged to the electric signal being converted to electromagnetic wave, and is further arranged for sending out the electromagnetic wave
The equipment that the electromagnetic wave is back to reconstructed electric signal can be received, decodes and change by being incident upon.
25. the system as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that further comprise：
Transmitter, it is arranged to the electric signal through processing being converted to electromagnetic wave, and be further arranged for will be described
Electromagnetic radiation extremely can receive, decode and change the equipment that the electromagnetic wave is back to the reconstructed electric signal through processing.
26. the system as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that further comprise the annular bottom for the first transducer
Seat, wherein the first transducer be typically cylinder shape, and be arranged to by the way that the first transducer is installed
In the base larynx is installed in cause the longitudinal axis of the annular base consistent with the longitudinal axis of the first transducer
At or near head, and further wherein described base is limited including being extended to from the circumference of the base by the annular base
Space at least one protrusion, thus prevent the first transducer relative to the base it is excessive axially advance.
27. the system as claimed in claim 1, its feature exists, and the multiple processing component includes dental booster or the sense of hearing swashs
Encourage at least one in device.
28. a kind of be used to provide speech to the people for the breathing equipment for causing to hinder speech communication with the voice quality for reducing patient
The system of language communication capability, the system include：
Transducer, is arranged to be attached to the body of the people at or near throat, and the transducer turns audible sound
It is changed to electric signal；
At least one circuit, for handling the electric signal to improve the intelligibility of the speech communication, thereby formed through processing
Electric signal, the electric signal can be reproduced to patient's voice；
At least one amplifier, for amplifying the electric signal through processing；
Second transducer, for the electric signal through the amplification to be converted back to audible sound；
User interface, thereby at least one circuit described in the user's control of the system is to indicate the more of at least one circuit
Individual processing component handles the order of the electric signal, to cause the patient's voice that can be reappeared from the electric signal through processing
Sound quality can be adjusted by user via the user interface, so as to improve the intelligibility of patient's voice；And
At least one in wherein described user interface and the second transducer is carried out clearly including standing with liquid disinfectant
The smooth surface washed and sterilized.
29. a kind of be used to provide speech to the people for the breathing equipment for causing to hinder speech communication with the voice quality for reducing patient
The system of language communication capability, the system include：
Transducer, is arranged to be attached to the body of the people at or near throat, and the transducer turns audible sound
It is changed to electric signal；And
Transmitter, it is arranged to the electric signal being converted to electromagnetic wave, and is further arranged for sending out the electromagnetic wave
The equipment that the electromagnetic wave is back to reconstructed electric signal can be received, decodes and change by being incident upon, and the electric signal can reappear
For patient's voice, the reconstructed electric signal is further transformed into audible sound；And
User interface, at least one circuit of equipment described in the user's control of the system is to indicate multiple processing of the equipment
The order of the part processing electric signal, to cause the sound quality for the patient's voice that can be reappeared from the electric signal through the processing
It can be adjusted by user via the user interface, so as to improve the intelligibility of patient's voice.
30. a kind of communication being located in a breathing apparatus selected from the group being made up of C-PAP, A-PAP and Bi-PAP and voice
Strengthening system, the system include：
Transducer, is arranged to be attached to the body of people at or near throat, and the transducer is converted to audible sound
Electric signal；And
At least one circuit, for handling the electric signal, the processing includes filtering out below the threshold frequency of selection
Frequency, the electric signal through processing is thereby formed, the electric signal can be reproduced to patient's voice；And
User interface, at least one circuit of user's control of the system is to indicate multiple processing units of at least one circuit
The order of the part processing electric signal, the sound quality with the patient's voice for reappear from the electric signal through processing are
It can be adjusted by user via the user interface, so as to improve the intelligibility of patient's voice.
A kind of 31. side that speech communication of the wearer for the breathing equipment for being used for the voice quality to reducing patient is strengthened
Method, including：
By the first transducer for the wearer for being attached to breathing equipment, the breathing equipment reduces the voice quality of patient, will
Audible sound is converted to electric signal caused by the wearer；
By multiple processing components, the electric signal is handled to form the electric signal through processing, the electric signal can be reproduced to trouble
Person's voice, wherein the multiple processing component comprises at least：
First processing component, it is configured to filter out the frequency below the threshold frequency of selection；And
Second processing part；And
By including the user interface of at least one control, receive for indicating that the multiple processing component handles the electric signal
Order input, the sound quality with the patient's voice for reappear from the electric signal through processing be can be passed through by user
Adjusted by the user interface, so as to improve the intelligibility of patient's voice.
32. method as claimed in claim 31, it is characterised in that the multiple processing component further comprises that dynamic is handled
Device, equalizing circuit, feedback inhibition element, volume control, tone control, dental booster, noise eliminating element or auditory stimulus
It is at least one in device.
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